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Abstract

For directly transmitted pathogens, R 0 is per definition the expected number of secondary cases that arise from a typical infectious index case in a completely susceptible host population. R 0 plays a critical role for a number of aspects of disease dynamics and is therefore the focus of much study in historical and contemporary infectious disease dynamics (Heesterbeek & Dietz, 1996).
This chapter uses the following R packages: bbmle and statnet . A discussion of the reproduction number and epidemic curve can be found in two five minute epidemics MOOC videos: Reproduction number https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju26rvzfFg4 . Closed epidemic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSLfrSSmJZM .

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Title
R 0
Author
Ottar Bjørnstad
Copyright Year
2023
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12056-5_3
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